Massican Sauvignon Blanc California 2023

Dan Petroski followed his family’s heritage and moved to Italy on a whim and spent years there learning how to make wine. When he left for Napa Valley, he found himself missing the salty Italian white wines that had made him first fall in love with wine. So he decided to take a chance.

He started Massican as a side project while the winemaker at Larkmead. While Petroski was busy sculpting some of the finest Cabernet Sauvignons and Chardonnays that Napa has to offer, he yearned to champion the varietials he truly loved.

Less than years later Petroski’s “side project” made him one of California’s fastest rising winemaking’s stars. His whites are poured by the glass at the French Laundry and Chez Panisse and featured at Daniel, Eleven Madison Park, and Alinea, including the outrageously good Sauvignon Blanc that we’re offering up today. He also earned 2017’s ‘Winemaker of the Year’ honors from the SF Chronicle in addition to his wines in both Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 lists. And now? His dazzling white wines have become some of the most sought after in the entire world. Not too shabby.

We have a Michelin-starred darling today, a true unicorn wine in terms of its profile. Massican’s 2023 California Sauvignon Blanc is special – a food friendly darling that could easily shine on its own. Taking inspiration from the high-toned whites of the Dolomites, this Sauv Blanc has a wonderful mineral acidity that pierces through a mouthfeel of stone fruits, lemon and lime with a chalky, mouth-watering mid palate and a salty finish that begs for more.